as in sex
the sexual habits and desires of a person
She is comfortable with her sexuality. a study of male sexuality
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Recent Examples of sexuality
As a result, the air of rarefied academic privilege on campus begins to dissolve, and Alma must navigate minefields of gender, sexuality, race, and institutional power, all while trying to reconcile her own difficult choices with the demons of her past.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
In an interview with Billboard last month, Siwa addressed her sexuality after previously coming out in 2021.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 July 2025
The fictional family would face issues that South Florida families were facing in real life: the language barrier, race, changing cultural norms for their children, dating, teenage pregnancy, religion, sexuality.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
The most common themes in the removed books include race, sexuality and gender identity, along with topics involving struggles with substance abuse, suicide, depression and other mental health issues, according to PEN America.
—Rachel Wegner, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
In an interview with Billboard last month, Siwa addressed her sexuality after previously coming out in 2021.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 July 2025
The fictional family would face issues that South Florida families were facing in real life: the language barrier, race, changing cultural norms for their children, dating, teenage pregnancy, religion, sexuality.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
The most common themes in the removed books include race, sexuality and gender identity, along with topics involving struggles with substance abuse, suicide, depression and other mental health issues, according to PEN America.
—Rachel Wegner, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexuality
sex
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The research highlights that identical brain circuits may underlie mating behaviors in both sexes, but operate through fundamentally different mechanisms depending on the hormonal state.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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An order Trump signed on Jan. 20, his first day back, proclaims that the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
16 July 2025
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“Sexuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexuality. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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